THE Navy on Tuesday said it spotted fewer China vessels during the latest resupply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre, a warship that the Philippines deliberately grounded on Ayungin Shoal in 1999 to ...

Philippine forces have transported food and other supplies to BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal without untoward incidents, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Friday. It was the fifth ...

The Sierra Madre is grounded on Ayungin and is Manila’s lone military ... process and the Bantay Dagat framework, in addition to our longstanding shared efforts to address regional challenges ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines encountered two contrasting responses from China to its military and civilian activities on Friday: a resupply mission at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal went ...